Lemon Spirit vs Pure White
Where Lemon Spirit belongs to Dulux's range, Pure White is a Sherwin-Williams color. Hue-wise, Lemon Spirit belongs to the beige-yellow family and Pure White to the beige-greige family. Lemon Spirit (LRV 90) reflects noticeably more light than Pure White (LRV 84), a difference of 6 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. Both lean warm, so they'll behave similarly in mixed or changing light conditions. With a ΔE of 22.0, the contrast is hard to miss. These aren't variations on a theme — they're two different answers to the same question. Below you'll find 3 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Lemon Spirit vs Pure White in Real Spaces
3 real rooms side by side. Seeing Lemon Spirit and Pure White in actual rooms makes the difference concrete; browse the spaces below to get a feel for how each color lives on a wall.
Living Room
In a living room, color works across both daylight and evening light — the same wall can read very differently at noon and at 8pm. The brightness difference is modest but present — Lemon Spirit gives the walls a little more lift.
Kitchen
In a kitchen, colors are seen under bright task lighting that amplifies undertones — what reads neutral elsewhere can show its hand here. Lemon Spirit reads slightly lighter here — a subtle but real difference in how open the space feels.
Bathroom
Bathrooms are one of the few spaces where you're genuinely enclosed by the paint color, which makes the choice between these two more consequential. Lemon Spirit reads slightly lighter here — a subtle but real difference in how open the space feels.
Color Details
Lemon Spirit vs Pure White Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Lemon Spirit on one side and Pure White on the other.
Digital color is approximate. These simulations are generated from the manufacturer's hex values and overlaid on grayscale room photos — your screen's calibration, brightness, and viewing angle all affect how they render. Before committing to either color, test physical samples in your own space under the light you actually live with.
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